Trade restrictions by other countries who take advantage of our nation’s fairness must be dealt with harshly, as Mr. Trump articulates.
I assume with any trade deal, there is a give and take that has to be struck. We have a big economic advantage over any third-world country. Perhaps they demanded some protections to balance that out. It would take a real expert to pore over any trade deal and make sense of it. I imagine it’s like trying to read Obamacare. As of yet, I haven’t seen anyone point to anything specific in an existing trade deal that is considered unfair.
I’ve heard of all kinds of trade disputes that have had to be deliberated on over the years. That’s life. You can’t interact with people without someone sometimes trying to take unfair advantage of a situation. I doubt any piece of paper is going to solve that. Those matters have to be settled on a case by case basis.